1. Goidel, Kirby. "Money Matters (in Presidential Elections)." The Huffington Post. February 08, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirby-goidel/money-matters-in-presiden_b_9190198.html.

 

This source was reliable because it broke down how the use of money has an overall impact on the election. It also provided possible solutions.

 

2. "The Center for Responsive Politics." Opensecrets RSS. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.opensecrets.org/influence/.

 

This source was reliable because it provided us solutions that would help to solve the monetary influence on election. It gave background information about how money came to play such an important role in the election.

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3. Berman, Russell. "How Can the U.S. Shrink the Influence of Money in Politics?" The Atlantic. March 16, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/fix-money-in-politics/473214/.

 

This source was reliable because it was current and updated, thus providing us relevant information about the current election and the influence and impact it had on the running candidates. This source also provided statistics concerning the election and the candidates, such as who used the most money and who has the most monetary advantage.

 

3. Chu, Tony. "Money Wins Elections." Let's Free Congress. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://letsfreecongress.org/.

 

This source was very reliable because it was the first website we clicked on to research this topic. It intrigued us to continue to pursue in this topic. It had statistics and gave us deeper information into lawmaking and gave us visuals to understand the statistics.

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4. "We Can Criminalize Corruption by Passing This Law." The American Anti-Corruption Act. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://anticorruptionact.org/.

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This source was reliable because it is the direct website where all the information is for the Act. It helped us gather all the information to understand the Act more deeply.

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5. @representdotus. "Our Wins - End Corruption. Defend the Republic." End Corruption. Defend the Republic. July 14, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2016. https://represent.us/our-wins/.

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This source was reliable because it gave us all the information where the American Anti-Corruption Act has been passed and how it was effective.

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6. "How Money Influences Elections." The New York Times. October 20, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/opinion/l21brooks.html.

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This source was only reliable for the statistics and nothing else because it was mostly based on opinion by people in their letters targeting someone else’s claim.

 

7. Frumin, Aliyah. "Money Has Too Much of an Influence in Politics, Americans Say." Msnbc.com. June 02, 2015. Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/money-has-too-much-influence-politics-say-americans.

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This source was reliable for the statistics. It provided us with information about how many people believe money is an influence in elections and statistics based on each party as well.

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8. Lessig, Lawrence. "We the People, and the Republic We Must Reclaim." TED. February 2013. Accessed November 20, 2016.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim#t-174029.

 

This source is very reliable because it is a TED talk from a legal activist who is fighting for this issue to end. It provided us with countless amount of information and statistics and made us realize how big of an issue this is.

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9. Poole, Isaiah J. "Koch Brothers Exposed: Why We Must Act-And How." Campaign For America's Future. Accessed November 20, 2016. https://ourfuture.org/fact_sheet/koch-brothers-exposed-why-we-must-act-and-how.

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This source gave us information on the Koch Brothers and how much they impact the elections of this country. It is reliable because it also has statistics.

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The links below are where we got our pictures from that is used in this website:

10. American Flag Image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1227026/images/o-AMERICAN-FLAG-facebook.jpg

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11. Democratic, Republican, and Indepent Party Logo: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y66_AcfV-o/T_z4qGqnINI/AAAAAAAABbY/qLAzyR0YHOA/s1600/republican+independent+democrat+party+democratic+logo+elephant+donkey+I+eagle.png

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12. Money Image: http://www.givetomicrofinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Litigation-Funding.png

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13. Businessmen Image: http://www.tsf5.com/admin/admineditor/images/images/businessmen_posed_1600_clr_8325.png

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14. Koch Brothers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/billionaires-who-matter-in-politics/img/kochs.png

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15. People Image: http://weknowyourdreams.com/images/people/people-01.jpg

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16. Supreme Court Seal: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Seal_of_the_United_States_Supreme_Court.

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17. Congress Seal: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Seal_of_the_United_States_Congress.svg

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